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Skydive Dubai plane runs off runway; no injuries reported
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 4:04 amAn aircraft belonging to a Dubai skydiving company ran off a runway Friday while trying to land, though no one was injured, authorities said. -
Spain media mogul seeks libel charges against El Pais editor
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 4:00 amTwo of Spain's top media companies are facing off after a broadcasting magnate who has bankrolled Woody Allen movies asked a court to file criminal… -
Poll adds to signs migrant flow hurting Merkel’s popularity
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 3:52 amA new poll is adding to indications that Chancellor Angela Merkel's personal popularity is taking a knock amid the influx of migrants to Germany, though… -
China says suspect in explosions died in blasts
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 3:28 amChina's state news agency reported Friday that a man suspected of being responsible for 18 explosions in a southern Chinese county that killed 10 people… -
Smugglers kill Egyptian policeman near border with Israel
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 2:56 amSmugglers killed an Egyptian policeman in northern Sinai near the border with Israel as he foiled a cross-border smuggling attempt, Egypt's Interior Ministry said Friday. -
Cambodian opposition senator on trial over Facebook comments
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 2:52 amA Cambodian opposition senator was denied bail and went on trial Friday over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing a 36-year-old border agreement with Vietnam. -
A look at Portugal’s main candidates for prime minister
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 2:44 amPortuguese voters elect a new government in elections Sunday. Here is a look at the two main candidates for prime minister. -
Afghan actress urges Afghan women to keep working
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 1:56 amWhen Marina Gulbahari walked the red carpet on the first night of Asia's largest film festival, she showed the world more than the colorful traditional… -
Portuguese set to stick with what they know in elections
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 1:28 amThe past four years of austerity have been hard for Portuguese pensioner Rogerio Justino, his son and grandchildren. Despite that, he will vote Sunday to… -
6 US service members among 11 dead in Afghan plane crash
Associated Press | October 2, 2015 12:32 amA U.S. Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six American airmen and 5 civilians, the U.S.…